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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2000, and 635 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1999 (526), and casualties fell from 758.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,874 collisions in Perth and Kinross.

Collisions in 2000
475
Down 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
635
Down 16% on 1999
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2000

2.3% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2000 were fatal and 29% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious13829%
  • Slight32669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious16626%
  • Slight45872%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 475, down 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025167235
2024141213
2023140207
2022156227
2021149203
2020130172
2019125187
2018184265
2017204296
2016176243
2015200237
2014213283
2013278397
2012312390
2011293400
2010330450
2009396521
2008364475
2007392508
2006402517
2005400563
2004431608
2003460642
2002448610
2001504780
2000475635
1999526758
1998521729
1997505715
1996533749
1995492717
1994539833
1993536801
1992526779
1991602898
1990650951
1989593937
1988566844
1987528800
1986634973
1985650921
1984618923
1983617894
1982648963
19816581,017
19806571,047
19798051,176

When and where crashes happen in Perth and Kinross in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (11%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday62 (13%)
  • Saturday82 (17%)
  • Sunday71 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.3%)
  • February50 (11%)
  • March35 (7.4%)
  • April31 (6.5%)
  • May28 (5.9%)
  • June43 (9.1%)
  • July43 (9.1%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September34 (7.2%)
  • October35 (7.4%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December42 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (51%)
  • Wet or damp190 (40%)
  • Frost or ice30 (6.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Mud3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph146 (31%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph247 (52%)
  • 70 mph65 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (15%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (70%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2094 (15%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 35120 (19%)
  • 36 to 4586 (14%)
  • 46 to 5583 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.9%)
  • Over 7527 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (57%)
  • Passenger211 (33%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (8%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Perth and Kinross

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Perth and Kinross ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2000.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2000

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2000: 57, including 7 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA95779717
2ndA853950017
3rdA933446113
4thM90193107
5thA912182504
6thA94152006
7thA827141605
8thA90142206
9thA822121304
10thA923101512
11thA9191101
12thA97791510
13thB99671304
14thA91161002
15thA9266704
16thA9845602
17thB8465700
18thB90975701
19thB90995600
20thA9894400

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2000

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2000: 79.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2000

PH1 and PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2000, with 105 each.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2000, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years